about
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 466 U.S. 485 - Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc. · 1984Most cited · 4,078 citing opinions
around, doesn't it? "[A.] It was, your Honor, it was meant to mean about the rear wall, between the speakers.
How the Supreme Court has restated “about”
Each Supreme Court definition of “about,” sized by how often later courts cited it. “Change” is measured by wording overlap with earlier definitions — a rough signal, not a semantic judgment.
How often courts cite the cases defining “about”
Court decisions citing the 3 opinions that defined “about” — 4,120 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining cases as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.
All 3 definitions, chronological · 1984–2024
with regard to," and is the equivalent of "concerning." Id., at 5.
[c]oncerning, regarding, with regard to, in reference to; in the matter of." Oxford English Dictionary (3d ed., June 2024); see Brief for Petitioner 18; see also American Heritage Dictionary 5